Golf bag umbrella



H. M GAFFEY GOLF BAG UMBRELLA Filed March 24, 1951 Haul-e4 INVENTOR Mcyaffey ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 18, 1931 UNITED STATES HILDRED MGGAFFEY, F CARMEL, NEW YORK GOLF BAG UMBRELLA Application filed March 24, 1931. Serial Ive/524,598.

This invention relates to an improved umbrella particularly adapted to be used in connection with a golf bag, the object being to provide an improved structure which may be readily stored in the bottom of a golf bag when not in use and may utilize the handle of one of the golf clubs as a standard when in used.

Another object of the invention is to prom vide an umbrella wherein the parts are capable of being nested or contracted to such an extent as to fit into the cavity at the bottom of the golf bag when not in use.

An additional object more specifically,

is to provide an umbrella which is provided with a covering of a desired material coacting with a resilient band at the periphery which acts to hold the cover distended when in use, which may be wound and nested when not in use, the arrangement being associated with rings and strings positioned to coact wlth a golf stick when the umbrella is in use so as to present braces extending from the resilient band.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of an umbrella embodying the invention when in position for use.

Figure 2 is a view with the golf stick removed and the body of the umbrella partly collapsed.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1 approximately on line 33, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 4 is a side view of the lower part of the golf bag on a reduced scale, the extreme bottom portion being broken away for illustrating how the umbrella may be nested 1n the bottom of the cavity of the bag.

Figure 5 is an enlarged side view partly in section showing the connecting member used in connection with the ends of the resilient band shown in Figure 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates an ordinary golf club of any kind, the handle 2 of which acts as a standard for the umbrella when in use. As illustrated particularly in Figure 3, the upper part of handle 2 fits into the socket 3 which is preferably formed of cloth or other desired material stitched at 4 to the umbrella covering 5 which covering may be silk, cot ton, or other material as preferred.

The covering 5 is shaped to represent a conventional umbrella but at the outer edge 5 is provided a hem 6 which accommodates the metal band 7, said band being adapted to slide in the hem as illustrated particularly in Figure 2. When the band is open or distended to the full extent, the parts will assume the position shown in Figures 1 and 2. When in this position the respective ends 8 and 9 (Figure 5) of the band 7 are held in aline ment by an alining clamp 10 which is held against independent longitudinal movement and continuaily engages the end 8 by friction and also by having a portion 11 bent down into the notch 12. The resiliency of the band 7 and the friction of the end 9 against the sleeve 10 holds the parts in'the position shown in Figure 5. The band 10 is made of thin resilient steel preferably, and continually has a tendency to move into substantially the position shown in Figure 2.- A number of tabs 13 of leather fabric or other desired material are secured to the top 5 by a line of stitching 1 1, which assists in forming the hem 6. A cord or string 15 6X tends from each of the tabs 13 to the ring 19. Each string or cord is preferably looped around ring 19 and the end sections 16 allowed to hang down so that it may be grasped by the hand for holding the strings taut when the umbrella is in use. When itis desired to store the umbrell in the golf bag 17, the cords 16 are released and the handle 2 removed. The resilient band 7 is grasped near the end 9 and pulled until end 9 is removed from the sleeve or clip 10 after which the respective ends are pulled until the parts assume the position shown in Figure 2. If the golf bag 17 is smaller than the arrangement shown in Figure 2, the hem 6 is crowded back further and further until the diameter of the loop is sufficiently small to enter the inverted cup-shaped member '18 riveted or otherwise mounted in the lower end of the bag17. The extending ends of the band 7 is then wound around the constricted cover 5 and the entire assemblage forced into the cup 18. As soon as this has been done, the band will attempt to expand and will therefore press against the side walls of the member 18 and hold the entire structure in place as illustrated in Figure 4. The umbrella remains in this position until it is again needed, whereupon it is removed by a pull and the ends 8 and 9 connected as shown in Figure 5, after which the hem 6 is pulled until it extends substantially over the entire band 7. The handle 2 is then inserted into the position shown in Figure 3 and the umbrella is ready for use.

I claim:

1. In a golf bag umbrella, a collapsible member normally positioned in a chamber in a golf bag, said umbrella being provided with a resilient rim, a covering, and means for receiving the handle of a golf stick to serve the purpose of a standard.

. 2. A golf bag umbrella including a cover having a socliet at the apex, a plurality of strings extended from the periphery of the cover, a ring connected to said strings at a central point, said ring and socket being adapted to receive the handle of a golf club,

and means coat-ting with the peripheral edge of the cover for holding the same normally distended.

3. An umbrella including a cover provided with a hem at the periphery and a resilient member slidingly mounted in the hem for holding the hem distended.

4. An umbrella including a cover provided with at the periphery for presenting a resilient stiffening structure, a plurality of flexible members extending frem the peripher'y and a ring connected to all of the said flexible members at the same distance from the point where the flexible members are connected to the cover.

5. .An umbrella comprising a cover memher, a socket arranged in the apex of the cover member opening inwardly, a hem in the periphery cat the cover member, a resilient flexible rod arranged normally within said hem, a clip for disengageably connecting the ends of said rod, means inserted into said socket acting as 'a standard for the umbrella, a ring surrounding said means J flexible members connecting a ring with said and flexible members connecting said ring with said hem.

6. An umbrella comprising a cover having an opening at the apex and a hem at the periphery, a socket connected with said cover around said opening and facing inwardly, a resilient stifi'ening member mounted in said hem, a supporting member having one end fitting into said socket, a ring surrounding said supporting member and hem,

HILDRED MOGAFFEY. 

